Out My Patio Door 9

 As I sit here and work on my projects I get a wonderful show from nature.

What a nice view out my patio door....

 compared to this....

What a messy time of  year around here.  

It does me good to look up and see the beauty of an amazing sunset.

We have not had any snow yet.  It has been so mild and I know when the snow

starts falling it will probably be a lot deeper than on this watercolor of mine.

I hope you are all enjoying your early November weather.

I am sharing this with Skywatch Friday ,  Paint Party Friday and Sweet Shot Tuesday.

Merry Christmas-Frohe Weihnachten

From my house to yours....hope Santa was good to you this year.

Season´s Greetings!

Out My Patio Door VIII

We have been having lots of rain showers lately.  It is the coldest May on record so far. 

The storms seem to come from out of nowhere.  Looking out of my Patio Door has been

quite spectacular in the last few days.

I am sharing this with Sweet Shot Tuesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Himmelsk and a Piece of Heaven.

Out My Patio Door VII

I have a bad case of spring fever.  Who wouldn´t after so much snow.

 The snow is finally almost all melted.
I cannot wait until the view out my patio door is spring-like.

The sun decided to shine today and I was admiring all the shadows from the trees.

I was thinking that I will eventually start painting these shadow patterns

 in my sketchbook.

Then all of  a sudden I looked up......

 It´s a bird, it´s a plane...no just another helicopter.
You never know what might fly by.....

I really thought that by now I´d be sharing fotos of my tulips or something,,,,anything that
might resemble spring.  No such luck. Winter just does not want to go away this year.

I am sharing this with Sweet Shot Tuesday, A Piece of Heaven and Outdoor Wednesday.

Out My Patio Door VI

 The joys of winter as seen out my patio door.

 A nice sunny winter day.  

I used these three shots as part of the collage in my header.

I hope you are enjoying winter.

I am sharing these fotos with

A Piece of Heaven and  Sky Watch.

Out My Patio Door III

I never know what I might see when I look out my patio door.

 This weekend these balloons were everywhere.

I guess it was good ballooning weather. 

This one actually landed in the field next to our house.  It sat there

for about 15 minutes and then took off again....off into the 

wild blue yonder.

I am sharing this with Skywatch and  Himmelsk

Out My Patio Door II

Daybreak out my patio door,,,well this one was taken

from upstairs but it is always a  spectacular light show once

the sun starts to appear.

Quite a different sky from my winter shot out the door.

Hope you have a sunny weekend ahead of you.

Sharing this with Skywatch and Himmelsk.

Sky for the Trees

I look off to the left and I see the beautiful blue Bavarian sky through the tall pines.  

I  look off to the right and see a few deer running by.

Have a wonderful weekend!

I am sharing this shot with Skywatch and Himmelsk.

Out My Patio Door

This was taken yesterday morning.

Yes, I live out in the middle of nowhere

but I love it out here in the countryside....away from the

hustle and bustle of the city.

The winter sunshine was trying to break through. It finally

did and we had a wonderfully sunny winter day.

I hope your weekend is full of sunshine.

What a Day

My day started out like this....another beautiful sunrise as seen from my patio.

As the morning progressed...... I could only think of going here!!!







Everyone was enjoying the sunshine.




Even Benny.

Soaking up the rays................

The heat eventually got the better of me and I had to retreat to cooler territory.

I started painting some watercolor paper adding a touch of metallics. I stamped it with a frame from Stampers Anonymous and a quote from Catslife Press.

The center is sliced open and peeled back to reveal Mr. Extraordinary,,,,,,

"el gato gordo",,,,Benny.

The card itself is stamped with a definition from Catslife Press which defines the meaning of cats life. It reads as follows,,,,,

catslife (kats´lif) n. 1.the opposite of dog´s life and rat race. 2.an independent lifestyle, with plenty of naps, snacks, toys, afternoons of sunshine and back-scratches.

What a lifestyle,,,,,sounds good to me.

Just how hot was it anyway?

Well, it was,,,,and still is for that matter,,,, sooooo hot that these guys are feeling right at home.

The weekend forecast is making them very happy!

Yup, you guessed it,,,,it is supposed to get even HOTTER!!

But have no fear,,,

because before you know it, we´ll be having to dig our way out again.

This is one of my watercolors from the winter of 2010 in the "Siebentischwald" forest.

I feel cooooooooler already,,,,don´t you?